how thick should the piping be for a turbo manifold??
 

a friend of mine is gonna make a turbo mani for me, so i went and bought the piping for it but he says he thinks it's too thin ( looks a lil bigger then 1/8th thick) so how thick should the piping be to hold up to the high temp.????

Re: how thick should the piping be for a turbo manifold??
 

Its a shot in the dark (since your not specific on anything) but that should be fine, just brace the turbo. For some reason people think your supposed to build manifolds with 8 gauge schedule 40 industrial pipe, to ensure maximum manifold weight and heat soak. :3

Re: how thick should the piping be for a turbo manifold??
 

i like to use 1/2" wall pipe for my race manifolds ::) in reality if the walls are a bit over 1/8" it will be plent just like whitey said put a brace on the turbo and it will be fine. and remember thinner walls retain heat in the exhaust better thus giving beter performance.

Beau

Re: how thick should the piping be for a turbo manifold??
 

Are we talking miold steel here or stainless. You never said. Either one should be fine, but its actually a little thick if its stainless.

Re: how thick should the piping be for a turbo manifold??
 

it's stainless but my buddy said i need bigger than an 1/8th...would if it's less then an 1/8th? would it be able to handle the heat?